Aug 18, 07:22 PM

Trump Hot-Mic Says Putin ‘Wants to Make a Deal’ Before Ukraine Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump was overheard on an open microphone ahead of a multilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and several European leaders, telling France’s Emmanuel Macron that Russian President Vladimir Putin "wants to make a deal for me … as crazy as it sounds." The remark was captured before the session formally began, while participants were still gathering. The disclosure comes as Trump seeks to broker a cease-fire in Ukraine and considers security guarantees that he likened to NATO protection. Earlier in the day he declined to rule out deploying U.S. troops as part of any peacekeeping arrangement and said European nations "feel very strongly" about contributing to Ukraine’s defense. Trump told reporters there is a "good chance" of ending the war through the ongoing talks and said he expects to speak with Putin once the leaders’ meeting concludes. The hot-mic moment adds to scrutiny of Washington’s posture toward Moscow after last week’s high-profile U.S.–Russia summit in Alaska.

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Trump Hot-Mic Says Putin ‘Wants to Make a Deal’ Before Ukraine Talks

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